Bicrista alternans (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1898
Publication Details
Bicrista alternans (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1898: 397
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota pinnatifida Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Basionym
Dilophus alternans J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ex Key-West Floridas, misit Farlow." [Key West, Florida, U.S.A.]; (Agardh 1882: 108) Type: LD; (De Clerck 2003: 178)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).
Created: 31 March 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2010
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Taxonomic note
Synonymy (De Clerck (2003)) follows De Clerck & Coppejans (1997b: 417). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
